Pitchers and catchers officially report Friday and starting Saturday with the first on-field workout, the competition for the fifth spot in the Cubs rotation will begin.
According to the Sun-Times, Kyle Hendricks and Adam Warren will compete in Spring Training for a spot in the Cubs rotation. As long as there are not any problems this spring, the first four pitchers in Joe Maddon’s rotation on Opening Day will be Jake Arrieta, Jon Lester, John Lackey and Jason Hammel.
Gordon Wittenmyer added LHP Clayton Richard “could be a fallback option” for the fifth spot in the rotation.